Multi-purpose flashlight

ABSTRACT

A multi-purpose, hand-held flashlight has an elongated body with a front body portion having a bottle opener and a front engaging structure. The elongated body also includes a rear body portion with a rear engaging structure that is cooperatively dimensioned to interact with the front engaging structure to releasably couple the front body portion to the rear body portion. The rear body portion includes a second substantially cone shaped extent that includes a recessed cutting element. A lighting element assembly is disposed within the elongated body and includes a lighting element printed circuit board coupled to an emitter assembly, a power source, and a switch. The switch is configured to change the operational mode of the emitter assembly. An attachment mechanism is coupled to the second extent of the rear body portion.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. Utility Application No.16,596,559, filed Oct. 8, 2019, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S.Design application Ser. No. 29/665,848, filed Oct. 8, 2018, now U.S.Pat. No. D903,914, and claims the benefit of U.S. ProvisionalApplication No. 62,742,692, filed on Oct. 8, 2018, all of which areincorporated in their entirety herein by reference and made a parthereof.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure relates to a flashlight and, more particularly, to amulti-purpose, fishing lure shaped, portable flashlight adapted for avariety of activities, including fishing.

BACKGROUND

Portable light products are critical for outdoor, low-light (e.g.pre-dawn or dusk) and/or nighttime activities. Portable light productssuch as flashlights typically do not include accessories that are usefulduring outdoor activities, such as fishing. When people are usingconventional light products, e.g., a flashlight, while fishing they mustcarry separate tools that are costly, require additional storage spaceand may get lost. For example, while fishing, a person may need a linecutter or a bottle opener in addition to the flashlight. Accordingly,there is an unmet need for a portable flashlight that includes variousaccessories, such as a line cutter and a bottle opener, while having aform factor that is easy to carry and store without taking up excessspace while participating in a variety of activities, including fishing.

SUMMARY

A portable flashlight light is disclosed herein that is configured to bemounted in multiple configurations (e.g., hanging via an attachmentmechanism, hand-held, or temporarily resting on or against a supportsurface), has multiple illumination states (e.g., “On”, “Off”, “highbrightness”, “low brightness: or “Flashing”), and allows a user tocontrol illumination of the light using multiple different methods(e.g., manual, remote, or in response to a sensor).

The flashlight light also contains a bottle opener, a line cutter, orother accessories that may be utilized while participating in an outdooractivity, such as fishing. The flashlight may contain an internal powersource that is configured to supply electrical current to the lightingelement. A switch may be disposed on the body of the flashlight andconfigured to change the operational mode of the lighting element. Thebody of the flashlight may be configured with an elongated main body,which is in the shape of a fish or a lure.

Other features and advantages of the disclosure will be apparent fromthe following specification taken in conjunction with the followingdrawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The drawing figures depict one or more implementations in accord withthe present teachings, by way of example only, not by way of limitation.In the figures, like reference numerals refer to the same or similarelements.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a flashlight according toexemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the flashlight.

FIG. 3 is a lower, rear perspective view of the flashlight.

FIG. 4 is a lower, front perspective view of the flashlight.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the flashlight.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the flashlight.

FIG. 7 is a top view of the flashlight.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the flashlight.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the flashlight.

FIG. 10 is an exploded view of the flashlight.

FIG. 11 is a left side view of the flashlight.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the flashlight taken along the A-Aline of FIG. 11.

FIG. 13 is a right side view of the flashlight with exemplarilydimensions.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

While this disclosure includes a number of details and embodiments inmany different forms, there is shown in the drawings and will herein bedescribed in detail particular embodiments with the understanding thatthe present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of theprinciples of the disclosed methods and systems, and is not intended tolimit the broad aspects of the disclosed concepts to the embodimentsillustrated.

FIGS. 1-13 show a flashlight 10, which has a multi-purpose fishinglure-shaped configuration and is designed to provide flexibleillumination solutions in both stationary and portable situations. Inparticular, a user can releasably secure the flashlight 10 to a line orhook using the attachment mechanism 12 of the flashlight 10. The usercan subsequently detach the flashlight 10 from the line or hook andbring the flashlight 10, while illuminated or off, to another or secondlocation that is distant from the first location to allow for portableillumination at that second location. The flashlight 10 can be placed orsupported in various arrangements, which will be described in furtherdetail below. The flashlight 10 also includes accessories (e.g., bottleopener structure 14 and line cutter 16) that are included within theflashlight 10, which may be useful while participating in an outdooractivity (e.g., fishing). Accordingly, the flashlight 10 provides theuser with multiple mounting configurations (e.g., hanging via theattachment mechanism 12, hand-held, or temporarily resting on or againsta support surface), multiple illumination states (e.g., “On”, “Off”, or“Flashing”), and multiple methods for controlling the illumination state(e.g., manual, remote, or in response to a sensor).

FIGS. 1-13 show a flashlight 10 that has an elongated body 20, which isconfigured in the shape of a fishing lure, and an attachment mechanism12. The body 20 is comprised of a front body portion 22 and a rear bodyportion 26 that are releasably coupled to one another. In particular,the front body portion 22 includes a front engaging structure 27 (e.g.,threads) and the rear body portion 26 includes a rear engaging structure29 (e.g., threads). The threads of the front engaging structure arecooperatively dimensioned with the threads of the rear engagingstructure. Thus, a user can disconnect the front body 22 from the rearbody 26 by rotating or unscrewing them from one another. It should beunderstood that other ways of releasably attaching the front body 22 tothe rear body 26 are contemplated by this disclosure, such as a bayonetstyle connector, a pin and socket, a quarter-turn connector and othersimilar types of connectors.

The front body 22 has a substantially cylindrical shape and includes afirst extent or a head portion 24, eyes 30, the bottle opener 14 andretaining ring 56. The first extent or head portion 24 may be configuredto look like a fish head or lure head, while the remaining portion orsecond extent 31 is configured to look like a portion of a fish body orlure body. This is accomplished by forming a triangle shape in the rearextent 72 of the head portion 24, while a front extent 74 of the headportion 24 contains an angled or sloped leading edge 76. The rear extent31 of the head portion 24 is defined by a boundary line 77. As shown inthe Figures, the boundary line 77 can have an angled segment 77 aproximate the eye feature 100. Best show in connection with FIG. 5, aninner angle α between the sloped leading edge 76 and the bottom of theflashlight 10 may be between 70-10 degrees and preferably approximately45 degrees. The head portion 24 may be separate from the rest of thefront body 22, as shown in FIG. 10, or they may formed as a single part.Also, in some embodiments, the head portion 24 may be a different colorthan the remainder 31 of the front body 22, which enables the flashlight10 to appear more like a fishing lure or a fish. For example, the headportion 24 may be colored red, while the remainder 31 of the front body22 may be colored white.

The bottle opener 14 includes an aperture 15 formed through an extent ofthe head portion 24, wherein the aperture 15 is defined by an irregularedge periphery 15 a. The irregular aperture periphery 15 a is configuredto allow a user to place a protrusion 25 of the head portion 24 under afirst extent of a bottle cap when a second extent of a bottle cap isplaced within the aperture 15. Once the protrusion 25 of the headportion 24 is placed under the bottle cap, a user can apply anupwardly-directed force on the body of the 20 of the flashlight 10,primarily on the rear body portion 26. This upwardly directed forcecauses the protrusion 25 to apply a prying force on the first extent ofthe bottle cap that is directed upwardly and away from the bottle, whichin turn allows for the removal of the bottle cap from the upper lip ofthe bottle.

The eyes 30 are positioned within the head portion 24 of the front body22 and are designed to make the flashlight 10 look like a fishing lureor a fish. The eyes 30 may have two parts, wherein a first part 100 maybe configured to look like the pupil of a fish eye and the second part102 may be configured to look like the iris or sclera of a fish eye. Theeyes 30 may be separate components from the head portion 24, as shown inFIG. 10, or they may be formed as a part of the front body 22. In otherembodiments, the eyes 30 may be light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) that maylight up when: (i) a user turns “On” or illuminates the flashlight 10 or(ii) when both an optical sensor and motion sensor, which are built intothe flashlight 10, detect a limited amount of ambient light and movementof the flashlight 10. For example, the flashlight 10 may include anoptical sensor or a motion sensor along with a timer. Upon the detectionof motion, the flashlight 10 may illuminate the LEDs that are disposedwithin the eyes 30 and start a timer. After a predetermined amount oftime, as determined by the timer, the flashlight 10 may turn “Off” orun-illuminate the LEDs that are disposed within the eyes 30. Thisconfiguration may allow a user to easily find the flashlight 10 in adark environment.

The retaining ring 56 is a projection that extends inward from the innersurface 70 of the head portion 24. The retaining ring 56 is positionedrearward from the bottle opener 14. The retaining ring 56 is configuredto retain the lens 42 adjacent to the reflector 52 and within theflashlight 10. The ring 56 is also configured to help prevent water fromentering into the flashlight 10.

The rear body 26 includes a streamlined tail segment 28, a recess orslot 78, a line cutter 16, and an attachment mechanism 12. Inparticular, a first extent of the rear body is cylindrical and thesecond extent or tail segment 28 is cone shaped. The cone shaped tail 28contains the recess 78 that receives the line cutter 16. The recess 78allows the line cutter 16 to be recessed within an outer surface 80 ofthe rear body 26, which helps ensure that the line cutter 16 stays sharpas it helps prevent the line cutter 16 from coming into accidentalcontact with other objects. The line cutter 16 includes an element witha sharpened edge or a blade 84 that is releasably attached to the tail28 of the rear body 26 by an elongated coupler 82. The blade isconfigured such that it can cut a fishing line when a user places theblade 84 in contact with the fishing line and moves the blade 84 backand forth. Once the blade 84 becomes dull, a user can replace the blade84 by: (i) unscrewing the elongated coupler 82 from the rear body 26,(ii) removing the blade 84 from the recess 78, (iii) placing areplacement blade 84 within the recess 78, and (iv) by screwing theelongated coupler 82 to the rear body 26.

The attachment mechanism 12 includes a ring 86 and a carabiner 90. Thecarabiner 90 includes a retainer 88, which is coupled to the carabiner90 and forms the closure mechanism of the carabiner 90. The ring 86 isconfigured to couple the carabiner 90 to the rear body 26. Thisconfiguration allows the carabiner 90 to be positioned in variouspositions relative to the rear body 26. Specifically, this configurationallows for angular movement of the rear body 26 in comparison with thecarabiner 90, but limits the rotational movement of the rear body 26 incomparison with the carabiner 90. In other embodiments, differentcoupling means may be utilized to couple the carabiner 90 to the rearbody 26, such as a coupling means that allows for both angular androtational movement. In even other embodiments, the attachment mechanism12 may be a different attachment mechanism, such as a hook, eyelet orloop, a chain, a clip, a D ring, or any other known attachmentmechanism.

Referring to FIG. 10, the lighting element 45 includes the lens 42, alighting element printed circuit board (“PCB”) 50, an emitter assembly46, the reflector 52, and a switch 44. The lens 42 is positioned betweenthe reflector 52 and the retaining ring 56. This configuration helpsensure that substantially all of the light passes through the lens 42,while retaining the lens 42 within the flashlight 10. The lens 42 mayhave a cross-sectional shape that is: (i) substantially rectangular, asshown in FIG. 12, (ii) convex, or (iii) concave. This cross-sectionalshape may be chosen based on the desired light distribution and the typeof emitter assembly 46. As described in detail below, the lens 42 mayact as a first or primary optic in some embodiments of the flashlight10. Due to the angled leading edge 76, the head portion 24 forms ashroud 57 that protects the lens 42 and the lighting element 45 as theyare recessed inward from the bottle opener 14 within the shroud 57. Thelighting element PCB 50 is positioned rearward from the lens 42 andemitter assembly 46. The lighting element PCB 50 contains the necessarycircuitry (e.g., fixed resistors, variable resistors, capacitors,inductors, diodes, or other similar components) to receive electricalcurrent from the power source 40 and supply the received electricalcurrent to the emitter assembly 46.

The emitter assembly 46 is positioned adjacent to the lighting elementPCB 50 and rearward from the lens 42. The emitter assembly 46 iscomposed of between 1 and 30 individual emitters 48, preferably between3 and 25 individual emitters 48, and most preferably between 4 and 8individual emitters 48. Every individual emitter 48, which is a part ofthe emitter assembly 46, is configured to illuminate when power isapplied to the emitter assembly 46 by the lighting element PCB 50. Theemitter assembly 46 may produce between 0 and 3000 lumen, preferablybetween 0 and 1000, and most preferably between 0 and 300. It should beunderstood that in other embodiments every individual emitter 48contained within the emitter assembly 46 may not be configured toilluminate when power is applied to the emitter assembly 46. Forexample, a user may be able to select the desired individual emitters 48that the user wants illuminated, while keeping other individual emitters48 unilluminated, which can vary the brightness of the emitted light.

The emitter assembly 46 may be a Chip on Board (“COB”) LED orsurface-mount device LED. If the emitter assembly 46 is a COB LED, thenthe emitter assembly 46 contains multiple individual light emitters 48.Each of these individual light emitters 48 is covered by the lens 42,which acts as a first or primary optic. In this configuration, there isno secondary optic, as the individual light emitters 48 do not haveindividual optics. In other embodiments, a secondary optic may beincluded within the flashlight 10. For example, if a standard LED isselected as the emitter, the flashlight 10 may have a secondary optic.In this configuration, the primary optic for the standard LED is theoptic that surrounds the LED, while the secondary optic is the lens 42.This secondary optic may be configured to protect the standard LEDs fromthe surrounding environment and protect the user from contacting the hotouter surface of the primary optics after the LEDs. In otherembodiments, the lens 42 may also be omitted. In this configuration,there is no primary optic and no secondary optic. It should beunderstood that different types of emitter assemblies 46 may beutilized, such as: (i) a standard LED, (ii) organic LED, (iii) inductionlight panel, (iv) silicon quantum dot phosphor (SiQD-phosphor), or (v)surface-mount device LED. In addition, different color emitters 48(e.g., red, green, blue) may be contained within the emitter assembly46.

The flashlight 10 includes a reflector 52 that is positioned rearward ofthe lens 42. The bottom 58 of the reflector 52 has a hole 60therethrough that is configured to receive the emitter assembly 46. Thisreflector 52 helps focus the emitted light from the emitter assembly 46in a specific direction to achieve the desired light distribution andpattern. It should be understood that the reflector 52 is configured toreflect substantially all of the light that is emitted by the emitterassembly 46 through the lens 42. In some embodiments, the relativeposition of the emitter assembly 46 and the reflector 52 or the shape ofthe reflector 52 may be altered by the user to change the lightdistribution pattern. For example, a use may rotate the head portion 24in relation to the remaining part of the body 20, which causes thatinterior surface of the reflector to alter the shape of the interiorsurface. This alteration in the shape of the interior surface causes thelight that is emitted from the emitter assembly 46 to have a narrowerbeam diameter. In other words, this rotation may cause the beam tobecome more focused. In other embodiments, the flashlight 10 may nothave a reflector 52 and instead that emitter assembly 46 may bepositioned closer to the lens 42.

The switch 44 of the flashlight 10 enables the user to alter theoperational mode of the flashlight 10. This is done by altering thecurrent that can pass from the power source 40 to flow to the emitterassembly 46 to illuminate or turn “On” the flashlight 10. In oneembodiment, the switch 44 is a push button switch that the userdepresses and releases to change the operational mode of the flashlight10. For example, the user: (i) may depress the button one time to turn“On” the lighting element 45, (ii) may depress the button two times toturn “Off” the lighting element 45, or (iii) may depress the buttonthree times to place the lighting element 45 in an SOS or flashing mode.It is to be understood that the mode switch 44 can be positioned withinthe front body portion 22 or the rear body portion 26. In particular,the mode switch 44 may be placed within: (i) the end of the secondsubstantially cone shaped extent 28 of the rear body portion 26, (ii)the side wall of the second substantially cone shaped extent 28 of therear body portion 26, (iii) the side wall of the first substantiallycylindrical extent 23 of the rear body portion 26, (iv) the side wall ofthe second extent 31 of the front body portion 22, or (v) the side wallof the first extent 24 of the front body portion 22, as shown in FIGS.1-13. It should also be understood that the mode switch 44 may bereplaced with an assembly that is configured to utilize one or morebuttons, switches, sliders, sensors physically coupled to the flashlight10 (e.g., motion, light, sound, or heat), sensors physically positionedat a distance from the flashlight 10 (e.g., cell phone, laptop, RFremote control, remote devices described in U.S. patent application Ser.No. 15/812,852, and which is fully incorporated herein by reference, orother devices that are connected to the portable flashlight 10 via theinternet). Further, the fishing lure-shaped flashlight 10 may include anassembly that includes a combination of elements that control theoperation of the emitter assembly 46. For example, the flashlight 10 mayinclude a local sensor that is located in the tale portion 26 and a modeswitch 44 that is located within the head portion 24.

The power source 40 is configured to be positioned within a receiver 38formed within the body 20. The power source 40 provides electrical powerto the flashlight 10. In particular, the power source 40 may be acombination of removable non-rechargeable batteries disposed within abattery cartridge. Preferably, the battery cartridge holds three AAAnon-rechargeable batteries. It should be understood that differentconfigurations of the battery cartridge may be implemented. For example,the battery cartridge may be able to: (i) hold additional batteries,such as 12 or 15 total batteries, (ii) fewer batteries, such as 1-9total batteries, (iii) larger batteries, such as C or D sized batteries,or (iv) smaller batteries, such as AAAA or AAA sized batteries.Preferably, the battery cartridge has a length that extends along thelongitudinal axis A-A, shown in FIG. 11, of the flashlight 10 that islonger than the width that extends along the horizontal axis of theflashlight 10.

The power source 40 can be configured such that it allows the powersource 40 to supply power to the flashlight regardless of whichdirection the power source 40 is inserted into the receiver 38. Anexemplary description of such a power source configuration is describedin U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/110,406, which is incorporatedherein by reference. It should be understood that instead of being acombination of removable non-rechargeable batteries disposed within abattery cartridge, the power source 40 may be a removablenon-rechargeable battery, a removable rechargeable battery, acombination of removable rechargeable batteries, a combination ofremovable rechargeable batteries disposed within a battery cartridge, anon-removable rechargeable battery, a combination of non-removablerechargeable batteries disposed within a battery cartridge, a DC powersupply that is configured to connect to a 12 volt car battery, a DCpower supply that is configured to connect to a 110 volt alternativecurrent outlet, or any other type of power supply that is known to aperson of skill in the art.

In some embodiments, the flashlight 10 may be waterproof (e.g., ip67 orip68) and design to float in water. In other embodiments, the fightingflashlight 10 may be configured to have an internal compartment, whichmay be located in the rear body 26. This compartment may allow the userto store items (e.g., keys, money, medicine or other accessories) in adry location. In another embodiment, an extent of the body 20 may have amagnet contained therein to allow the flashlight 10 to magneticallycouple to a magnetic surface. For example, the head portion 24 may beformed from a material that is magnetic.

In another embodiment, the flashlight 10 may include a secondary emitterassembly that extends horizontally along the body 20 of the flashlight10. This secondary emitter assembly may be positioned such that it issubstantially perpendicular to the lens 42. For example, the secondaryemitter assembly may be positioned on the opposite side of the bottleopener 14 and may extend substantially between points E and G, which areshown in FIG. 13. This secondary emitter assembly may be used as a worklight or lantern. In a further embodiment, the rear body 26 may includea pair of pliers, wherein the pliers are either separate from the rearbody 26 or are integrated into the rear body 26.

In another embodiment, the flashlight 10 may have a rechargeablebattery, and there may be a USB receptacle that is disposed on theexterior of the body 20. This would allow the user to charge anddischarge the power source 40 using a USB cable. For example, the usercould charge their cellular phone from the flashlight 10 withoutremoving the power source 40 from the receptacle 38. In a furtherembodiment, the flashlight 10 may include an emergency positionindicating radio beacon (e.g., EPIRB, SART, or AIS-SART). The radiobeacon may operate at the 406 MHz frequency and may aid search andrescue operations, such as COSPAS-SARSAT, in finding the user. In aneven further embodiment, the flashlight 10 may include a speaker and awireless module (e.g., a module that is compatible with Bluetooth, NFC,Felica, WiFi, Zigbee, RFID, cellular, WiMAX, ISM, or any combination ofthese technologies) to enable a user to play music from the flashlight10. In another embodiment, the flashlight 10 may include an ultravioletlight that is designed to attract and kill bugs. Other embodiments orcombinations of the above embodiments are contemplated by thisdisclosure.

The flashlight 10 enables numerous benefits over prior lighting systems.Unlike a lighting system, the present disclosure provides for a systemthat synergistically and advantageously combines accessories that areuseful for the user in a compact and portable configuration. While theforegoing has described what are considered to be the best mode and/orother examples, it is understood that various modifications may be madetherein and that the subject matter disclosed herein may be implementedin various forms and examples, and that the teachings may be applied innumerous applications, only some of which have been described herein. Itis intended by the following claims to claim any and all applications,modifications and variations that fall within the true scope of thepresent teachings. Other implementations are also contemplated.

While some implementations have been illustrated and described, numerousmodifications come to mind without significantly departing from thespirit of the disclosure; and the scope of protection is only limited bythe scope of the accompanying claims. For example, the overall shape ofthe flashlight 10 may be altered to be any one of the following shapes atriangular prism, a rectangular prism, a cube, a pentagonal prism, ahexagonal prism, octagonal prism, sphere, a cone, a tetrahedron, acuboid, a dodecahedron, a icosahedron, a torus, a octahedron, aellipsoid, or any other similar shape.

The flashlight 10 may have various lengths. For example, the firstlength that extends between A and B, shown in FIG. 13, may vary between15 inches and 3.75 inches and is preferably 7.5 inches, while the secondlength that extends between A and C, shown in FIG. 13, may vary between12.2 inches and 3.05 inches and is preferably 6.1 inches. The thirdlength that extends between A and D, shown in FIG. 13, may vary between10 inches and 2.5 inches and is preferably 5 inches, while the fourthlength that extends between A and E, shown in FIG. 13, may vary between8.4 inches and 2.1 inches and is preferably 4.2 inches. The fifth lengththat extends between A and F, shown in FIG. 13, may vary between 5.8inches and 1.45 inches and is preferably 2.9 inches, while the sixthlength that extends between A and G, shown in FIG. 13, may vary between3.8 inches and 0.95 inches and is preferably 1.9 inches. The seventhlength that extends between A and H, shown in FIG. 13, may vary between1.6 inches and 0.4 inches and is preferably 0.8 inches, while the eighthlength that extends between A and I, shown in FIG. 13, may between 0.6inches and 0.15 inches and is preferably 0.3 inches. The flashlight 10may have a width that is between 4 and 0.25 inches, preferably between2.5 and 0.5 inches, and most preferably between 1.25 inches and 0.75inches. For example, the flashlight 10 may have a first length (i.e.,between A and B shown in FIG. 13) that is approximately 10 times thewidth, preferably 8.5 times the width, and most preferably at least 7.5times the width. In a commercial embodiment, the flashlight 10 may havelengths and widths that are shown in FIG. 13. This configuration allowsthe flashlight 10 to have an elongated configuration, as the length issubstantially greater than the width.

The front portion 22 may be combined with the rear portion 26 to form asingle body that houses a power source 40. In this configuration, thepower source 40 is a rechargeable battery that is not intended to beremoved from the body 20. The body 20 may be formed from: (i) metal,such as aluminum or steel, (ii) a polymer material, such as plastic,(iii) a magnetic material, (iv) a material that floats in water, or (v)a combination of the prior material. The lens 42 may be made from apolymer material, such as plastic, and may be transparent, partiallytransparent, or colored.

The flashlight 10 may be colored a single color (e.g., white) exceptfor: (i) eyes 30, (ii) switch 44, (iii) head portion 24 of the frontbody 22, (iv) an extent of the line cutter 16, and (v) the attachmentmechanism 12. In particular, the attachment mechanism 12 and the extentof the line cutter 16 may have a silver color, while the head portion 24of the front body 22 and the switch 44 may have a red color. The outersurface of the flashlight 10 may include indicia, such as themanufacturer of the flashlight 10 or may be personalized to include aperson's name or information.

Headings and subheadings, if any, are used for convenience only and arenot limiting. The word exemplary is used to mean serving as an exampleor illustration. To the extent that the term includes, have, or the likeis used, such term is intended to be inclusive in a manner similar tothe term comprise as comprise is interpreted when employed as atransitional word in a claim. Relational terms such as first and secondand the like may be used to distinguish one entity or action fromanother without necessarily requiring or implying any actual suchrelationship or order between such entities or actions.

Phrases such as an aspect, the aspect, another aspect, some aspects, oneor more aspects, an implementation, the implementation, anotherimplementation, some implementations, one or more implementations, anembodiment, the embodiment, another embodiment, some embodiments, one ormore embodiments, a configuration, the configuration, anotherconfiguration, some configurations, one or more configurations, thesubject technology, the disclosure, the present disclosure, othervariations thereof and alike are for convenience and do not imply that adisclosure relating to such phrase(s) is essential to the subjecttechnology or that such disclosure applies to all configurations of thesubject technology. A disclosure relating to such phrase(s) may apply toall configurations, or one or more configurations. A disclosure relatingto such phrase(s) may provide one or more examples. A phrase such as anaspect or some aspects may refer to one or more aspects and vice versa,and this applies similarly to other foregoing phrases.

Numerous modifications to the present disclosure will be apparent tothose skilled in the art in view of the foregoing description. Preferredembodiments of this disclosure are described herein, including the bestmode known to the inventors for carrying out the disclosure. It shouldbe understood that the illustrated embodiments are exemplary only, andshould not be taken as limiting the scope of the disclosure.

1. A multi-purpose flashlight, comprising: an elongated body including:a first body portion having a first engaging structure, the first bodyportion also having a light emitter that extends along a length of thefirst body portion, and a second body portion having a substantiallycylindrical extent that includes a second engaging structure that iscooperatively dimensioned to interact with the first engaging structureto releasably couple the first body portion to the second body portion;a bottle opener formed within an extent of the elongated body; arecessed cutting element formed within an extent of the second bodyportion; and a switch configured to change the operating mode of thelight emitter.
 2. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 1, wherein theelongated body includes an internal compartment that can be accessed bydisengaging the first engaging structure of the first body portion fromthe second engaging structure of the second body portion.
 3. Themulti-purpose flashlight of claim 2, wherein the internal compartment islocated within the second body portion and configured to store otheraccessories.
 4. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 1, furthercomprising a magnet that is positioned within an extent of the elongatedbody.
 5. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 1, further comprising aUSB receiver that is integrated with the elongated body and electricallyconnected to a non-removable rechargeable battery that is positionedwithin the elongated body.
 6. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 1,wherein the elongated body further includes a second light emitter, amotion sensor and an ambient light sensor; and wherein, when the ambientlight sensor detects a limited amount of ambient light and the motionsensor detects movement, the second light emitter is illuminated for apredetermined amount of time.
 7. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim1, further comprising a second light emitter and lens, wherein said lensis perpendicular to the first light emitter.
 8. A multi-purposeflashlight, comprising: an elongated body including: a first bodyportion having a first engaging structure, and wherein the first bodyportion also having a first light emitter that extends along a length ofthe first body portion, and a second body portion having a substantiallycylindrical extent that includes a second engaging structure that iscooperatively dimensioned to interact with the first engaging structureto releasably couple the first body portion to the second body portion;an internal compartment that can be accessed by disengaging the firstengaging structure of the first body portion from the second engagingstructure of the second body portion a USB receiver that is integratedwith the elongated body and electrically connected to a rechargeablebattery that is positioned within the elongated body; and a switchconfigured to change the operating mode of the light emitter.
 9. Themulti-purpose flashlight of claim 8, further comprising a bottle openerformed within an extent of the elongated body.
 10. The multi-purposeflashlight of claim 9, further comprising a recessed cutting elementformed within an extent of the second body portion.
 11. Themulti-purpose flashlight of claim 8, wherein the internal compartment iscontained within the second body portion and configured to store otheraccessories.
 12. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 8, furthercomprising a magnet that is positioned within an extent of the elongatedbody.
 13. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 8, wherein the elongatedbody also includes a second light emitter and a motion sensor; andwherein, when the motion sensor detects movement, the second lightemitter is illuminated for a predetermined amount of time.
 14. Themulti-purpose flashlight of claim 8, further comprising a second lightemitter and lens, wherein said lens is perpendicular to the first lightemitter.
 15. A multi-purpose flashlight, comprising: an elongated bodyincluding: a first body portion having a first engaging structure, and asecond body portion having a substantially cylindrical extent thatincludes a second engaging structure that is cooperatively dimensionedto interact with the first engaging structure to releasably couple thefirst body portion to the second body portion; a primary lightingelement that includes: (i) a lens, (ii) a light emitter, (iii) lightingelement printed circuit board, and (iv) a switch configured to changethe operational mode of the light emitter; a secondary light emitter;and a motion sensor, wherein when the motion sensor detects movement,the secondary light emitter is illuminated for a predetermined amount oftime.
 16. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 15, wherein theelongated body includes an internal compartment that can be accessed bydisengaging the first engaging structure of the first body portion fromthe second engaging structure of the second body portion.
 17. Themulti-purpose flashlight of claim 15, wherein the internal compartmentis located within the second body portion and is configured to storeother accessories.
 18. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 15, furthercomprising a magnet that is positioned within an extent of the elongatedbody.
 19. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 15, further comprising aUSB receiver that is integrated with the elongated body and electricallyconnected to a non-removable rechargeable battery that is positionedwithin the elongated body.
 20. The multi-purpose flashlight of claim 15,further comprising a speaker and a wireless module.